Tonight on the Tube: Kyle XY, Jericho, Standoff, Las Vegas & Doctor Who

CBS begins playing episodes of Jericho in the second hour of primetime tonight. On Sci Fi Channel the new season of Doctor Who begins with a 2½ hour premiere. Next week is the return of Monk and Psych on USA. Also, next week FOX is supposed to play the last two episodes of the cancelled series Drive, which were originally scheduled to play on July 4th.

Prime Picks

Bones (FOX): Repeat. A young beauty queen’s remains are found and Brennan and Booth investigate.

Kyle XY (FOX): Repeat. Last Monday’s episode from ABC Family, “Balancing Act,” replays.

Numb3rs (CBS): Repeat. The team investigates a group of robberies at restaurants where people are ending up dead.

Solid Selections

George Lopez (ABC): Repeats. Two episodes play. In the first Angie is still telling George she is pregnant and in the second the get some new houseguests.

Jericho (CBS): Repeat. Here is your chance to see why fans of this show went nuts, as the “Pilot” episode replays. Next week there will be a catch-up episode to give you the basics of the first half of the season and then the following week, the second half of the season replays over the next 11 weeks.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC): Repeat. Tom Arnold plays a televangelist whose wife is murdered and Goren runs into his brother while visiting his mother.

Cable Choices

Doctor Who (Sci Fi): Season Premiere. In the first episode a bride vanishes and in the second Doctor and Martha are in danger. Runs 2½ hours and plays again later.

Painkiller Jane (Sci Fi): When people start disappearing in the suburbs, Jane and Connor go undercover as a married couple. Plays again later.

Other Options

• Las Vegas (NBC): Repeat. Mike tries to help Sam out in Hawaii.
• Standoff (FOX): New. A key witness is taken hostage and Cheryl’s ex is assigned to the case.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has round two coverage of the U.S. Seniors Open Championship golf tournament.
• ESPN2 has NASCAR racing with the Busch Series: Winn-Dixie 250 and then Friday Night Fights.

TV Marathons

Discovery Channel has 14 episodes of Man vs. Wild.
Sci Fi has eight episodes of Doctor Who early.
TLC has 10 episodes of What Not to Wear.
Versus has seven episodes of Wanted: Ted or Alive.

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